Top GKToday’s News Headlines-5 July 2020

INDIA

• AIR (All India Radio) starts weekly Sanskrit ‘News Magazine’ programme ‘Sanskrit Saptahiki’ on Saturdays
• DD News’ Weekly Sanskrit Magazine ‘Vaartavali completes 5 years
• ICMR (Indian Council of Medical Research) and Bharat Biotech join hands for development of COVID-19 vaccine called Covaxin.
• ICMR Director-General Dr Balram Bhargava announces plans to introduce an Indian vaccine for COVID-19 by August 15
• ECONOMY & CORPORATE
• PM launches Digital India AatmaNirbhar Bharat App Innovation Challenge to identify best existing Indian apps and to build new apps for various categories indigenously
• Last date for filing ITR (income tax returns) for 2019-20 extended till November 30
• WhatsApp rolls out ‘It’s Between You’ campaign, narrates stories about how Indians communicate daily

WORLD

• International Day of Cooperatives celebrated on July 4; theme: ‘Cooperatives for Climate Action’

SPORTS

• Chinese men’s singles badminton player Lin Dan (36) retires, won gold medals in 2008 and 2012 Olympic Games

Month: Current Affairs - July, 2020